Legal basis: Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Strictly Implementing the Relevant Provisions on National Statutory Holidays.
Article 1 "National Statutory Holidays and Commemorative Days" is formulated on the basis of extensively soliciting opinions from all sectors of society and fully studying and demonstrating, adding some traditional holidays as statutory holidays, enriching the cultural connotation of statutory holidays in China and increasing the vacation benefits of the broad masses of people. Since the implementation of the new measures for more than a year, the overall operation has been good, which has played a positive role in promoting the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation, rationally arranging production and life, and meeting the holiday and leisure needs of the people. It has been affirmed by the broad masses of the people, and all regions and departments should strictly implement it.
Article 2 Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Some Holiday Arrangements in 2009 This notice has made specific arrangements for the holiday arrangements of New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day in 2009, and all localities should conscientiously implement them, and shall not take holidays without authorization or make their own arrangements. The implementation of the Regulations on Paid Annual Leave for Employees can be flexibly arranged by the unit according to the specific conditions of production and work and the wishes of the employees themselves.